for an orderly retreat to had ##dre ##ll ' s point . = = = british arrival = = = the british fleet weighed anchor at cape fear on may 31 , and arrived outside charleston harbor the next day . mo ##ult ##rie noticed a british scout boat apparently looking for possible landing points on nearby long island ( now known as the isle of palms ) , just a few hundred yards from sullivan ' s island ; troops were consequently sent to occupy the northern end of sullivan ' s . by june 8 , most of the british fleet had crossed the bar and anchored in five fat ##hom hole , an anchorage between the bar and the harbor entrance . with the fort
for an orderly retreat to haddrell's point. = = = british arrival = = = the british fleet weighed anchor at cape fear on may 31, and arrived outside charleston harbor the next day. moultrie noticed a british scout boat apparently looking for possible landing points on nearby long island ( now known as the isle of palms ), just a few hundred yards from sullivan's island ; troops were consequently sent to occupy the northern end of sullivan's. by june 8, most of the british fleet had crossed the bar and anchored in five fathom hole, an anchorage between the bar and the harbor entrance. with the fort